Manufacturer Senvion has supplied the first power with its 3.4M114 Next Electrical System, which is installed in the German region of North Friesland.
The company said the system is the response to increased requirements that will apply in the future for the high-voltage grid in Germany due to implementation of TAB Hochspannung from 2017 onwards.
The Senvion 3.4M114 NES builds on the design of 600 Senvion 3.XM DFIG turbines that have been installed worldwide.
The new system allows the rotor to be operated optimally in the partial load range and thus to work more profitably in the sound-optimized range. It is thus following a core focal point currently adopted by Senvion.
A further three turbines with a new electrical system will enter operation this very year.
Senvion chief executive officer Andreas Nauen said: “Wind energy already makes a considerable contribution to the German electricity mix.
“This is accompanied by the responsibility of having a grid-stabilizing effect in the future as well. Our customers already attach considerable importance to meeting tomorrow’s power grid requirements at an early stage – and we offer them sustainable technologies to achieve this.”
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